Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-05
The McKay-Wise Affair.


Miss Mary Wise of this town, daughter
Of Antony Wise, decd, returned home from
youngstown, o., last Thursday evening,
where she had been for two weekG nursing
her sister Barbara. Barbara is yet in foulgs-
town, recovering from q severe sickness, and
thereby hangs a tale. A year ago last June,
a man gho gaye his name as Thomas Mckay
came to this town GId took lodging at the
Boyle House near the West Penn depot. He
claimed to he physician or herb doctor and
though he did not hang ont ''shingle," /"
managed in the course of time to secure
quite a number Of patients. He was Cath.
olic, attended church here, and
among the patients he SECURED was N iss FAR
bara Wise, who attended the same church.
Doeto-irg and love-making seemed to go to-
gether with him, and he and Barbara engag.
ed to marry, but Miss Mary objected to the
match so strennously that it was broken of.
The DIR. continued at Mr. Boyle's place till
sometime in February, when he vent to
Pittsburg and brought home Eve gallon jug
of whiskey "for medicinal purposes" This
Mr.. b. objected to, and he moved his head
quartz rs to the Gilchrist House, next door,
and shortly after went to PIttsburg to stay.
Miss Wise met him there, and their en-
gagement was renewed, and some sig or eight
weeks ago she vent there and was married TO
him. They moved to Youngstown, where
the DIR. again engaged in the manufacture
and dispensatlon of herb medicines.
Immediately that their marriage was
known reports regarding the DOCTOR began to
circulate, the principal one being that he had
a wife and seven children in Indiana county
Punxsutawney. Miss Wise's friends here
telegraphed to that part of the country, and
had these reports confirmed, and then wrote
TO their sister at Youngstown. telling her OF
their discovery, but she was sick in bed and
her alleged husband got the letter and read
it. Nothing was heard of Barbara for a
week or two when word came that she was
very sick, and Mary went on to nurse her,
but as soon ~ the Dr. heard that she was
coming, he left for parts unknown, leaving
his spare wearing apparel behind him.
lie got no money from Barbara, excepting
about $50 that she had in her purse. Before
going to Pittburg TO meet and marry him,
she drew $500 from the bank here, but sewed
it in the seam of her petticoat and he did not
find it. Sheriff Kramer heard of the case,
and had Cass. Wise telegraph Barbara at
foungstoWn, that his wife was very sick and
for her to come right back, thinking that thu
doctor would follow her here, but the doctor
had read Mary's letter, and Barbara was sick
herself so that scheme failed.
The DR.. is described as being a an OF
about AZ years Of age, Aorid complexion
short and stout, light hair and eyes, smooth
face, and wore glasses. lie was also some.
thing of horse doctor, and doctored several
horses in the southern part of Butler twp
and is reported as having tried to make O
mash" among the well-fxed ladies OF that
vicinity.
Grand Midsummer Holiday on
the Jersey Coast.
What is known as "the season." term
suggesting animation, mirth, gayety, grand
bathing, exhilarating sailing, successful fish
ing, music, festivity, and thousands of peo
pie on pleasure bent thronging the breezy
beach of the ocean, is al the top-notch Of it,
glory in August. 1t is then that the trges
picture Of all that is delightful. attYactive
| and enjoyable in sea-shore life presents itself
1t is the hey-day of social pleasures, the
| glorious holiday of lovers of Aquatic sports
and the harvest Of the fisherman. II is pre-
| emnently the opportunity for those wht
would see all that is worth seeing. and enjoy
in the highest degree all the charms of life
by the bounding wave.
| The select excursion to Atlantic City, Cap,
May, or Sea Isle City, fixed by the Pensylva
| MIA Railroad Company for August nth, witt
the ten days allowed by the return coupon
will cover this period, and per
mits its patrons to pass the choicest days o
midsummer at any one of these MARITIME
cities. is a period, too, when every on
needs vacation, and when the majority 0
people are enabled to take it. This is also til,
last Opportunity bht ole, and all things con
sidered the most desirable.
The tickets will be good for ten days, AM
will be sold at the rates quoted below from
the points mentioned.
Rate. Train Leaves
| Pittsburg $40 90 $50 A. NJ
| Butler 10 90 6:15
Philadelphia. Arrive $50 p.
Excursionists will spend the night in Phil
sdelphia and proceed to the seashore by any
regular train Of the next lay.
For detailed information relative to the ex
cursiors Ii on Or odd. aac tho non xaat til